A while ago I posted a step-by-step series of my work process in making a comic page. They were very quick and concise, and I always meant to go into more details, and touch upon some issues comickers should be aware of. Here, then, is the extended version. If you have additional questions, feel free to ask (but if they're software-related, I'll only answer if you're already quite familiar with the software – sorry, teaching Photoshop isn't my call!)More related info in my interview by `misskittyoooo: [link]

I keep toying with the idea of making a comic tutorial, but for one thing, it would be positively book-length, for another, it has been done masterfully several times, most recently by the wonderful Scott McCould, so it doesn't seem there's a point making another!

This is very useful, but Im still going to have to figure out how im going to set it all up when I feel confident enough to make my graphic novel. Ive been studying alot lately of art, and story boards like this. mabey one day I can be as good as you. Well thats just my goal

Yes, Im aware. I'm pretty good with simple forms of media like pencils and color, but Im not good with pens or computer design yet. I pretty much have the story down, but I was hoping someone could give me a 2nd opinion about it. As for now, Im just practicing using my tablet and reviewing the basics. Its been a long time sense Ive constantly drawn every day

I have always wanted to make meh own comics, but no matter what I tried they never came out right. I think this might work very well, thank you! (of course I will try to change the process a little to suit me more, as soon as I get used to is ^ ^)

yup, I like to try other peeps styles to try to expand what i draw (although I'll never post a pic using someones style 0______0 thats bad....)I also do that to improve, but anyways, i will probably send a link after I've made the comic ^ ^.

very helpful indeed I have my own way of doing things, but there are a few things that you do that I'd like to try out. What kind of paper did you say you do all your pages on? I always just use regular 8.5x11 but that seems smaller than what you use. I also bought some legal-size paper recently, but that seems much too long. I'm wondering if A3 or A4 or whatever you use would be shorter than legal but bigger than 8.5x11

Basically I just wanna know what kind of paper you use lol And I must pat you on the back for doing the synopsis first XP I usually just do thumbnails (aka a "name" ) and then do the finished manuscript from there.

daaaang lol How do you scan something that huge? 0w0 The only way I can see myself using that size is if I just draw each frame on it's own, then scan them and compile them separately. I don't really like scanning pics in parts but that's just me.

heh, that's true as well XDD Drawing each frame separately would take more paper, but it would give me some extra freedom to redo any frame that doesn't work, as well as give me an entire sheet of paper for one frame.

Thanks for the tutorial ^^ I might just start using this size of paper, just digitally XP

Cool.. I'm always interested in other people's processes of doing things, since I'm kind of lost myself. I'm working on my first comic now. My process is a lot simpler but at the same time that makes me feel like you are working way harder on your comics than mine

I basically just pencil in all the detail I'm going to have. I estimate the balloons for the dialogue to be slightly larger than what I imagine would be comfortable to read (in case the work gets scaled down later) then ink it onto a sheet of the same size. and I'm doing mine black-and-white. I agree with people who say sketchwork looks awesome. I totally agree which is why i'm shading mine in pencil.

Sorry for being so very late in responding! Your work process sounds a bit like the one I began with, a long time ago, but I can't discipline myself to pencil things in place so it evolved into something else

All of your tutorials are such a big help to me thank you very very much i am amazed that you have so much knowledge across so many areas and have been able to transfer it all into such awesomely well organised tutorialsthanks alot!